The document discusses facing giants and having faith in God. It notes that when giants show up, it allows one to grow and gives the opportunity to glorify God. It defines faith as belief plus doubt, acting on the belief. Facing giants in the will of God means the giants are also opposing God. Having faith means trusting what God has said.

1. Is There Not a Cause? 1 Samuel 17:22-29

2. An Experiential Exegesis of Not Knowing Your Value 1. Happens when during the course of your life you have been dismissed, devalued, and disregarded by someone close to you who should have been encouragingyou

3. An Experiential Exegesis of Not Knowing Your Value 1. Happens when during the course of your life you have been dismissed, devalued, and disregarded by someone close to you who should have been encouraging you 2. If someone does not know you in Christ, then they go not know you well enough

4. Thesis: When you come to Christ you get God as your guide, and God has greatness on your agenda, 1 John 3:2

5. Point 1. God doesn’t have to do anything to you, all he has to do is remove his protection and presence from you, and you will tear-up your own life.

6. Point 2. When you look at the dread that is making you despair from a human point of view, it only takes one giant to stop you.

7. Point 3. The problem is never how big the giant is, but how small the giant makes us feel.

8. Seeing What David Saw 1. His conviction was different than Saul’s—since our speech communicates our consciousness, what we confess becomes what we believe

9. Seeing What David Saw 1. His conviction was different than Saul’s 2. His perspective was different than Saul’s—when the Devil comes against the child of God he is really defying the Spirit of God

10. Seeing What David Saw 1. His conviction was different than Saul’s 2. His perspective was different than Saul’s 3. His devotion was different than Saul’s—you can measure the impact of you involvement in God’s cause by the presence and clamor your critics make

12. Definition: Faith is belief plus doubt, acting on the belief part.

13. Definition: Acting in faith means knowing what God said so you can trust what God tells you.

14. Point 5. If you are living in the will of God, then every giant in your way is also in the way of God.

15. Why Giants Show Up A. Nothing will grow you up like a giant showing up

16. Why Giants Show Up A. Nothing will grow you up like a giant showing up B. Giants give you the opportunity to glorify God with your life